Age of Rebirth

Regarding the specific content of this military meeting, the previous notice did not explain it. However, the commanders at all levels also roughly guessed the purpose of the division commander's military meeting.

On March [-]th, commanders at all levels rushed to Yangon one after another. At the same time, there were also commanders of garrison troops in various cities. Except for the commanders in the surrounding areas of Vientiane, they were not in this ranks. The others, the coefficient Dai Li Yangon, However, they did not come to participate in the military meeting, but were escorted back to the division headquarters in accordance with the division commander's order, waiting to be dealt with.

The commanders at all levels who participated in the meeting were taken to the division headquarters by car as soon as they arrived in Yangon. The officers who were escorted were not treated so well. They were concentrated in an independent villa and could move freely in the yard. However, it is impossible to get out of the yard. The guards guarding them turned out to be soldiers from the divisional guard brigade.

These soldiers are registered in the independent division, and their combat effectiveness is needless to say. Except for the orders of the division commander and their captain Huang Shanhu, even several deputy division commanders and chiefs of staff can't command. The famous six relatives do not recognize.

The minds of these officers who were held incommunicado were too much. Most of them were very wronged. On the way to Yangon, whether it was by plane or car, there was no big difference. The officers responsible for escorting them, Most of them were old acquaintances, who bowed their heads but did not raise their heads to see them. They were ashamed to embarrass these brothers who made mistakes, neither wearing handcuffs nor restricting their personal freedom. [

But when we arrived in Yangon, the difference was immediately distinguished. They were picked up by cars, but we were packed into big trucks and came here. Can we feel balanced?Not only is it unbalanced, but there is even a little bit of anger.

In fact, many officers are not clearly aware of it.What kind of mistakes did I make? Didn't I have any warning in advance about the riots, so I was caught off guard.Furthermore, they did not receive the order from the division headquarters to shoot and suppress the civilians. Whose responsibility would it be if a bloody tragedy happened?

Although the division headquarters issued an order later, there was no clear order to shoot and suppress, and all actions were subject to command.Is this wrong?Why did the teacher put this account on us?

This is the only reason why Tang Qiuli cannot forgive these garrison commanders who are responsible for city security. In a word, they do not act. that power.Riots broke out suddenly, watching the thugs slaughter Chinese and overseas Chinese and wantonly destroy the city.I don't know how to stop it by force, but just wait for the order from the superior.

To put it bluntly, it means obeying the command of the superior. To put it bluntly, it means acting in a panic, inaction, avoiding responsibility, and even more afraid of taking responsibility. This kind.According to the trend of the riots becoming more and more violent, if they were forcefully suppressed at the beginning, there would be no action of Tang Qiuli mobilizing field troops to station in various cities later.

Those officers who attended the meeting.On the [-]th, there was no meeting arrangement, but a group visit, jointly organized by the Investigation Department and the Intelligence Department, the exhibition of photos of the riots in the Indochina Peninsula. Various photos were posted all over several rooms. In the words of the teacher Tang Qiuli, "Let the military officers present at the meeting have an intuitive and rational understanding, and let them see what kind of atrocities have occurred in other places besides the area they are responsible for!"

On March [-]th, the military meeting was officially held. Generals and officers, according to their respective organizational systems, lined up neatly and entered the venue. Thousands of people filled the auditorium of the division headquarters, and the gold and silver stars complemented each other.

On the rostrum, the division commander Tang Qiuli and the deputy division commander Tang Qiusheng were sitting. It seemed very empty. The other commanders of the corps and the heads of departments directly under the division headquarters all went down. The former chief of staff Chang Feng, who had retired, and the current Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe sat together, causing the officers to whisper.

Although there are only a few people involved in the small-scale adjustment of the division headquarters, the position of the division commander's chief of staff is quite sensitive, and he belongs to one of the core figures in the division headquarters' command system. Internally, there were a lot of speculations. Everyone didn't know the reason for Chang Feng's reassignment. They just briefly mentioned it in the division headquarters' bulletin. But is the reason really that simple?

The meeting was presided over by the deputy teacher Tang Qiusheng. No one expected that the first item of the meeting would be Tang Qiusheng's self-criticism!

Even Tang Qiuli was surprised. Brother Qiusheng did not ventilate beforehand. After he entered Yangon, he briefly exchanged opinions with Brother Qiusheng, and handed over the command of the Sulu Mobile Corps to him. Brother Qiusheng at the time He behaved very calmly, just smiled generously, and didn't say anything, but now, he suddenly wants to self-criticize?

Tang Qiuli was just about to stop him. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want Brother Qiusheng, who had always supported him and undertaken all trivial matters for him, to lose his prestige in front of officers at all levels. Moreover, Brother Qiusheng's mistakes had not yet reached The degree of review on the spot.

But Tang Qiusheng waved his hand firmly, and said to Tang Qiuli: "Master, I must say that, as acting commander, the highest commander of the Independent Division in the Indochina Peninsula has made many mistakes in handling the riots. Someone is responsible for this, and that person is me!"

Tang Qiuli was silent. The officers below, including Feng Jiwu and several other corps commanders, did not dare to breathe. Only Tang Qiusheng's still calm and gentle voice echoed in the venue. The main point of his review was poor command. He didn't control the spread of the riot, and he didn't say that he was merciful, but the meaning was brought out inside and outside the words.

He finally said: "Everyone, no matter how high we sit, as long as we make a mistake, we should speak it out in person. It will be beneficial to our future work. Therefore, for the deputy teacher Tang Qiusheng, here In the process of the Indochina Peninsula riots, it was mishandled, and I request the division headquarters to give corresponding punishment!"

The venue was silent for a few seconds, and then there was thunderous applause. All the officers stood up, expressing their most sincere respect to the broad-minded Deputy Commander Tang. Chang Feng was also full of emotion. He was impressed by Tang Qiusheng's charisma , The time the two of them worked together was not shorter than the time spent with the teacher Tang Qiuli. He also knew that Tang Qiusheng's usual practice was to be strict with himself and treat others leniently.

However, this does not mean that I agree with and accept Tang Qiusheng's statement, agree with his character, and agree with his statement are two different things. If it is because of a speech that changes one's opinion, then it is not Changfeng.

Tang Qiuli took the microphone and scanned the audience with awe-inspiring eyes. The officers immediately sat upright and looked at their commander. Many people noticed that the commander's cheeks had obviously lost a lot of weight. I can't stop being tired.

Tang Qiuli said: "How many days has it been since the riot started to subside? You tell me!" The officers replied in unison: "Eight days!" Tang Qiuli suddenly raised his voice and asked again: "How many days has it been?" , I can’t hear your answers!” [

The officers exhausted all their strength, let go of their throats and shouted: "Eight days have passed!" Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "Very good, everyone has not forgotten!"

Just when the officers thought that the division commander would follow this topic and start the meeting, unexpectedly, Tang Qiuli said: "Next, Colonel Shen Jun, the director of the investigation department, will report the riots in the Indochina Peninsula to the Chinese, overseas Chinese and others. Ordinary citizens, the casualties and property damage caused! Also, the number of officers and soldiers casualties of our troops during the process of quelling the riots!"

Shen Jun took a thick file bag, walked up to the rostrum calmly, took out a stack of materials from the file bag, and read quietly: "This riot that swept across the entire Indochina Peninsula has affected 23 major The city lasted for [-] hours, after eight days of investigation and evidence collection by all agents of the Investigation Department and the Intelligence Department, the details are as follows."

"670. The number of Chinese and overseas Chinese casualties was 830, of which 720 were dead, and other civilian casualties were 450, of which [-] were casualties. Most of them were Thugs slashed, clubbed, burned to death in the fire, and raped, gang-raped, beheaded and other violent acts resulted in death."

"230. The property losses of the Chinese and overseas Chinese are as follows. The number of shops, factories, and enterprises that were robbed and burned was 570, and the number of houses was robbed and burned. 670 and 590, and the economic loss was converted into oceans, which was [-]. More than [-] yuan, the damage to urban infrastructure, converted into oceans, is about [-] million yuan."

"Three, our independent division troops, this time we dispatched three corps to counter the chaos, with a total strength of more than 630 troops. Among them, 160 officers and soldiers were killed or injured, of which 850 people were killed in battle. The garrison troops in various places suffered 860 casualties. [-] and six people, among them, were attacked by mobs, and [-] and nine people were killed in battle, and the specific military expenditure is still being counted.”

Shen Jun paused, and then said: "The above are rough statistics. The critically wounded people who are still in the hospital are not out of danger. There are no specific statistics in front of us. Teachers, everyone, I will finish the report!" After finishing speaking , saluted Tang Qiuli and the officers in the audience, and walked off the stage with heavy steps.

Shen Jun's heart was very heavy. It was one thing to look at these numbers alone in the office, but it was another thing to read them out in front of thousands of officers. He knew best what the riots had caused. The numbers of casualties and property losses are a blood debt and atrocities!

Every time a set of numbers is read, Shen Jun's heart feels a sharp pain. Shen Jun has already stepped off the stage, but his heavy footsteps make everyone feel heavy. After witnessing the actual situation with their own eyes, the numbers that can be gathered together still greatly shocked the hearts of the officers.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)